August Movie Preview

The Butler, Denzel and 50 keep summer movies sizzling.

Lee Daniels' The Butler: August 16 - This epic star-studded drama tells the story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. Lee Daniels’ The Butler traces how the civil rights movement, Vietnam and changing politics impacted one man’s life and family. Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, Mariah Carey, David Oyelowo and Cuba Gooding Jr. are among the A-list cast.  (Photo: The Weinstein Company)
2 Guns: August 2 - Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg team up together with guns a-blazing and lots of laughs in this buddy cop movie. They play a DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer on the run together, but neither knows the other is an undercover agent. Paula Patton also stars in the film, based on the Boom! Studios graphic novels by Steven Grant.  (Photo: Universal Pictures)
Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters: August 7 - Brandon T. Jackson and Yvette Nicole Brown star in this film based on the very popular children’s novel series. Here, Percy and his friends embark on an odyssey into the Sea of Monsters (aka the Bermuda Triangle) to find the Golden Fleece. But to do it, they must battle an army of zombies and fight the ultimate Evil.  (Photo: Fox 2000 Pictures)Disney's Planes: August 9 - What happens when you combine the animation and theme of the very popular Cars  movie franchise with an airplane tale? You’d get Disney’s Planes. But with Cedric the Entertainer and Sinbad among the cast, parents and kids will enjoy this trip.  (Photo: DISNEY)

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Lee Daniels' The Butler: August 16 - This epic star-studded drama tells the story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. Lee Daniels’ The Butler traces how the civil rights movement, Vietnam and changing politics impacted one man’s life and family. Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, Mariah Carey, David Oyelowo and Cuba Gooding Jr. are among the A-list cast. (Photo: The Weinstein Company)

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